Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98501

Summary:

The 98501 zip code area in Washington is home to 16 schools spanning elementary, middle, high, and alternative education, spread across the Olympia School District and the Tumwater School District. The data reveals a diverse range of academic performance, with standout schools like Olympia High School and Avanti High School leading the pack, while others like Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight and Madison Elementary School lag behind.

The highest-ranked school in the area is Olympia High School, which ranks 34th out of 437 high schools statewide and boasts exceptional test scores and a 94.1% four-year graduation rate. Avanti High School, an alternative school, also stands out with its 94.12% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and 85% graduation rate. At the middle school level, Washington Middle School is the highest-ranked, with strong test scores across the board.

The data also reveals stark contrasts in academic performance and socioeconomic factors across the schools, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 17.78% at Centennial Elementary to 97.66% at Wa He Lut Indian School. This suggests significant disparities in educational opportunities and resources available to students in the 98501 area, which the data highlights as an area for potential improvement and further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)				SBAC English Language Arts (2024)								SBAC Math (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	Public, Virtual	K-8	111 Tumwater Blvd SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 338-6340	694	29	24.3	42.2%	408 (58.8%)	37 (5.3%)	100 (14.4%)	22 (3.2%)	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	107 (15.4%)	24.8	901^st of 1168 public elementary schools	22.9%		30.7	820^th of 1169 public elementary schools	29.9%	81	52.9	45.6		48.6	38.7	27.6	45.1	36.5	50.0	47.6		42.0	29.7	32.8	28.6	18.9	28.1	28.2		27.5	89.7	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	89.7	92.3	92.3	$9,531		$9,531
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6300	200	14	14.7	48.0%	109 (54.5%)	5 (2.5%)	40 (20.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27 (13.5%)	41.3	660^th of 1168 public elementary schools	43.5%		48.1	577^th of 1169 public elementary schools	50.6%	83	66.7			66.7	34.4	35.0	59.3					41.4	25.0	32.5	55.6					36.4	76.0	78.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	76.0	84.0	84.0	76.0	76.0	$17,769	$1,092	$16,677
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1655 Carlyon Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6500	368	22	16.9	20.4%	229 (62.2%)	12 (3.3%)	52 (14.1%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.8%)	82.1	201^st of 1168 public elementary schools	82.8%		86.4	148^th of 1169 public elementary schools	87.3%	53	85.5			85.5	79.6	57.1	83.0					73.0	75.4	43.1	70.9					62.9	77.4	83.9	88.7	88.7	88.7	83.9	88.7	83.9	83.9	83.9	$17,721	$1,037	$16,684
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Cain Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3000	741	36	20.3	21.7%	478 (64.5%)	21 (2.8%)	94 (12.7%)	63 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	70 (9.4%)	84.4	77^th of 535 public middle schools	85.6%		84.3	74^th of 539 public middle schools	86.3%	3		67.3		67.3				63.7	62.8	67.4		64.8				51.3	60.7	57.8		56.6											$14,293	$1,258	$13,036
Olympia High School	Public	9-12	1302 North St SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7000	1,828	79	23.0	22.3%	1,118 (61.2%)	49 (2.7%)	200 (10.9%)	194 (10.6%)	8 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	199 (10.9%)	91.8	34^th of 437 public high schools	92.2%		93.4	23^rd of 442 public high schools	94.8%	11			69.3	69.3							85.6	85.6							61.3	61.3											$14,632	$1,172	$13,460
McKenny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Morse Merryman Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-8400	332	18	18.6	30.4%	170 (51.2%)	5 (1.5%)	60 (18.1%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	54 (16.3%)	76	264^th of 1168 public elementary schools	77.4%		78.1	244^th of 1169 public elementary schools	79.1%	20	72.7			72.7	53.1	56.1	70.5					59.7	59.2	70.7	63.6					64.2	70.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	82.5	75.0	75.0	75.0	$20,675	$1,484	$19,191
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 21st Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6400	282	17	16.5	30.5%	187 (66.3%)	3 (1.1%)	33 (11.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	58.6	461^st of 1168 public elementary schools	60.5%		67.4	354^th of 1169 public elementary schools	69.7%	107	84.9			84.9	53.7	43.9	64.7					53.5	42.9	46.3	47.1					45.3	85.1	87.2	93.6	93.6	93.6	89.4	85.1	89.4	89.4	89.4	$20,393	$868	$19,525
Avanti High School	Public	9-12	1113 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7900	169	9	17.9	34.3%	115 (68.0%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	81.7	64^th of 437 public high schools	85.4%		80.7	70^th of 442 public high schools	84.2%	6			54.8	54.8							94.1	94.1							48.5	48.5											$13,570	$466	$13,104
Olympia Regional Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2400 15th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7730	504	27	18.4	27.0%	315 (62.5%)	7 (1.4%)	59 (11.7%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.3%)								(n/a)	80.0	61.5		72.3	75.0	72.4	75.9	46.7	65.2	69.2	68.4	69.5	66.7	56.7	25.0	40.0	52.2	28.6	44.4	47.6	63.6	72.7	80.0	80.0	80.0	81.8	74.6	76.4	81.8	81.8	$14,441	$1,958	$12,482
Peter G Schmidt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	237 Dennis Street SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 709-7200	586	38	15.4	46.1%	351 (59.9%)	14 (2.4%)	103 (17.6%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	95 (16.2%)	58.3	465^th of 1168 public elementary schools	60.2%		57	469^th of 1169 public elementary schools	59.9%	4	69.2			69.2	55.6	45.5	57.3					52.4	62.8	39.6	45.5					48.3	94.6	96.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	95.7	96.8	97.9	97.9	$15,435	$1,342	$14,092
Tumwater High School	Public	9-12	700 Israel Road	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7600	1,139	50	22.6	31.9%	787 (69.1%)	32 (2.8%)	180 (15.8%)	18 (1.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.8%)	67.2	119^th of 437 public high schools	72.8%		59.7	162^nd of 442 public high schools	63.3%	43			50.7	50.7							74.7	74.7							40.1	40.1											$14,472	$800	$13,673
New Market Skills Center	Public	11-12	7299 New Market Street SW	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 570-4500	13	3	4.3	23.1%	10 (76.9%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																															$14,385	$788	$13,596
Cascadia High School	Public	8-12	7299 New Market St SW Bldg E	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7760	116	5	23.6	54.3%	79 (68.1%)	3 (2.6%)	20 (17.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	4.4	432^nd of 437 public high schools	1.1%		14.3	403^rd of 442 public high schools	8.8%	29			16.1	16.1							33.3	33.3																			$12,282	$983	$11,300
New Market High School	Public	10-12	7299 New Market Street SW	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 570-4500	55	2	27.5	40.0%	39 (70.9%)	1 (1.8%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)								(n/a)			21.1	21.1																											$14,581	$707	$13,873
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2637 45th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-8300	450	27	16.9	21.1%	275 (61.1%)	10 (2.2%)	56 (12.4%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.4%)	81.5	203^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	82.6%		83.5	184^th of 1169 public elementary schools	84.3%	19	68.0			68.0	79.5	64.6	69.2					71.0	80.8	58.5	55.1					64.7	84.2	86.0	87.7	87.7	87.7	87.7	87.7	87.7	87.7	87.7	$17,079	$789	$16,290
East Olympia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 Rich Road	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7150	613	33	18.7	33.4%	409 (66.7%)	17 (2.8%)	115 (18.8%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	71.8	297^th of 1168 public elementary schools	74.6%		71	315^th of 1169 public elementary schools	73.1%	18	77.8			77.8	63.6	63.3	68.7					65.3	64.9	50.5	39.4					50.5	90.8	92.0	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.0	90.8	92.0	92.0	92.0	$14,986	$801	$14,185

Cities Near Zip Code 98501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olympia	1.11 mi	26	58^th
Tumwater	1.49 mi	14	140^th
Lacey	2.42 mi	24	149^th
Tenino	9 mi	4	191^st
Yelm	11.02 mi	9	158^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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